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Tag: Wing Commander

Gallery of the Day

8 Video Game Movies You Can Safely Avoid

Video games would seem to be a fertile source for movie ideas. After all, both are creative endeavors, and some crossover is inevitable. ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2015
Gallery of the Day

8 Games From EA That Don’t Suck

Today we give you a short list of some of the games from Electronic Arts that don’t suck. Get ready for a list ...
By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 25, 2014
Video Games

5 PC Games That Defined the 90s

Whether or not you ever played an ASCII game on a BBS, if you’ve been playing games for a few years, you’re probably ...
By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2014
Video Games

The 15 Best Space Combat Sims of All-Time

The Escapist loves to play any game that lets you say things like “Stay on target!” and “We’re too close.” Piloting a spacecraft ...
By The Escapist Staff Legacy AuthorJuly 29, 2014
Good Old Reviews

Wing Commander: Armada

Wing Commander: Armada is perhaps the least essential of the Wing Commander games, dispensing with the cinematic personality that’s the hallmark of the ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2013
Good Old Reviews

Wing Commander 3 & 4

Wing Commander 3 and 4 are classic examples of the awfulness of live-action FMVs, sacrificing artistry and gameplay for cheap wardrobes, ugly graphics, ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 23, 2013
Good Old Reviews

Wing Commander 1 & 2

Image Source: Moby Games Wing Commander 1 and 2 are classic space flight sims that are just as fun (and frustrating) now as ...
By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorNovember 16, 2013
Good Old Reviews

Wing Commander: Prophecy

Wing Commander: Prophecy delivers a ton of space fighting fun, but not quite up to the standards of its predecessors. I can remember ...
By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorNovember 9, 2013
Misc

From X-Wing to X3: Space Combat Sim Timeline

The Escapist defines a space combat simulation as a game in which you pilot an autonomous ship (not on rails) and fire lasers ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorDecember 5, 2011
Interviews

Interview With Jumpgate Evolution Producer

Jumpgate: EvolutionThe WarCry NetworkSeptember 15, 2008 Please introduce yourself and explain your role with NetDevil / on Jumpgate. My name is Hermann Peterscheck ...
By Suzie Ford Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2008
In Spaaaace!

Lost in the Void

When I was 7, my dad let me stay up past my bedtime to watch Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. I didn’t understand all of ...
By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorJuly 18, 2006
In Spaaaace!

Wing Leader

Chicago, summer 1990. The quiet aisles of the Consumer Electronics Show grew suddenly loud when Origin Systems turned on its sound system. Stirring ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorJuly 18, 2006
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